Snakes Invented an Incredibly Creepy Way to Climb Trees
Jaw-dropping footage taken in Guam shows a previously unknown climbing strategy employed by brown tree snakes. New research published in Current Biology describes a fifth mode of locomotion in snakes, the other four being sidewinding, rectilinear, lateral undulation, and concertina. The newly discovered form of climbing, dubbed “lasso locomotion,” could result in better mitigation strategies…
